Potential global impact if Roe v. Wade is overturned

The leaked draft opinion suggesting that the Supreme Court has a majority to overturn Roe v. Wade has implications both domestically and globally. If it is overturned, abortion bans could take effect in half of the 50 states. Globally, it could affect US funding for reproductive health around the world. The World’s host Marco Werman speaks with Terry McGovern, chair of the Department of Population and Family Health at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health.

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